What does “control” mean?
- 1
nounthe power to decide what someone or something does
The driver lost control of the car.
- 2
verbto have power over someone or something
Try to control your temper.
- 3
nouna button or switch used to operate a machine
The controls are on the side of the camera.
Control at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /kənˈtroʊl/ · kun-TROHL
- Forms
- controlled, controlling
How to use “control” correctly
Double the “l” in the past: “controlled”. Stress is on the second syllable: kun-TROHL.
Common phrases with “control”
- under control
- out of control
- lose control
- remote control
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